This season, the Lakers are still a competitive team, but the Lakers have still faced some injuries so far this season.
Beijing time on March 15 news, the Lakers' latest injury report has been released, of which LeBron James and Kyle Kuzma are in doubt, in addition to players like Kostas Antetokounmpo, Alex Caruso, Anthony Davis, Jared Dudley and Mark Gasol can not play in the next game against the Warriors:
This is particularly true of Jared Dudley's injury problems, with the 35-year-old dudley reportedly suffering from injuries suffered from an MCL tear and there is currently no timetable for Dudley's comeback.
For the Lakers, the team's injury problem is still an important factor in their impact on the championship trophy this season, of course, compared to the injury problem in the regular season, the Lakers need to keep the team healthy during this year's playoffs.
Another thing to mention is the Lakers' potential moves before the trade deadline this year, as far as the current team lineup is concerned, what the Lakers really lack is the inside line player who can protect the basket and the shooter player who can enhance the team's outside threat.
According to the US media Greg Patuto, the Lakers can fully try to push the Pelicans to promote a deal involving veteran shooter JJ Redick:
The Lakers got: JJ Redick
Pelicans get: Kentavios Cardwell Pope
In this deal, the Lakers are pushing for the JJ Redick deal at the expense of Pope, but will this really be a good plan for the Lakers? While JJ Redick is indeed a player with good shooting ability, to be honest, Pope's outside performance this season is stable enough (39.5% three-point shooting rate), but compared to Redick, Pope still has a good defensive ability.